Marijuana legalisation could boost budget by $1.8 billion

24/04/2018|4min

The Parliamentary Budget Office has revealed legalising marijuana could boost the budget by $1.8 billion a year.
Greens leader Richard Di Natale, who has called for the legalisation of recreational cannabis use, says the boost would be used to fund drug education and treatment programs.
The controversial proposal would allow people to grow plants and buy cannabis in approved retail stores.